The Irish standard., 1887-02-12

the last. His funeral was very large
one to Ballysheehy churchyard.
CORK.
The Cork Examiner of January Is
has the following item Of news :-On
Yesterday an accident Of g very serious
nature took place at Longtime. Sir
Henry Betcher, Bart, makes regular
shooting expedition to his property,
and it was while so engaged on yester-
day that what was providentially not a
fatal accident occurred. He was escorted
by a tenant of his named HegartY,
whose business was the starting OF
game. In thickly covered place at
Longtime some cock rose, and Sir Hen
ry at once let bang" The birds
escaped, and poor IIegerty: who is a
fine, strapping young fellow, was
brought down. He received the con-
tents of the gun right in the face. He
was at once brought in to DR.. Jen-
nings, who was long time engaged in
extracting the shot. Several grains
still remain in the nose and in the left
eye. the sight Of which is supposed to
be entirely lost.
The tenants Oh Sir Henry w.
Becher's estate are being allowed a
reduction of As. in the pound, and are
paving very freely. The judicial ten
ants were allowed nothing, but those
who dealt outside court were pretty
fairly dealt with. In some cases the
reductions given at present, and those
given by the mutual agreement, would
amount to rs. in the pound.
Capt. John W. Brasier Creagh. of
Creagh Castle, Doneraile. has given his
tenants at Loughruane, near Castle
townroche, reduction Of 20 per cent,
and he has also given a similar abate~
ment to the tenants on his estate near
Newmarket. His tenants at Droum-
donna, near Mallow, also got 20 per
cent.
DERRY.
The landlords and magistrates Of
Derry met at Derry and wrote to Dub
lin Castle for more police for the
county.
DONEGAL.
Some short time ago the tenants on
the Manor Brooke estate, in Glens-
wllly--now in the hands Of trustees--ln
public meeting resolved to purchase
their farms under Lord Ashbourne's
act. The resolutions embodying an
offer of II years PURCHASE, ]easeholder
rents to be reduced to what they were
before taking out leases, were for
warded ty the agent, Captain Murphy,
Dunfanagby. Captain Murphy has
just replied that the trustees are willing
to sell, but will not accept less than
seventeen years. purchase. A meeting
of the tenantry is to be held to con-
slider what action should he taken under
these circumstances.
GALWAY.
Under the head of illegal but Un-
lust, the Pail Mall Gazette thus writes
Of Lord Chief Baron Palles' remarks on
passing sentence in Sligo, on the poor
men chrrged with alleged otfenses in
connactiOn with the memorable eyic-
tions at Woodford by Lord Clanri-
carrie: sThe Lord Chief Baron init
mated pretty plainly that he would
have sent the resident magistrates and
the county inspectors TO Jail it they
were to try them Oh q charge Of not as
sisting the sheriff TO evict the 1aen Of
Woodford. He quoted some decision
fifty years old to the effect that the 20
lice were bound to assist the sheriff.
But there Is a much more recent de-
cisicn than that to which he referred.
MI. Justice Barry, sitting in the Court
Of Queens Bench in the case of Sandes
VS., Stiles, heard in July. 1875. expressed
himself in quite q different sense.
Speaking of the eviction Of Widow Mul-
vitulle, Mr.. Justice Barry said that
when he had hand in the Executive
department there was a rule that the
police were not to interfere in eyictions
except TO prevent breaches OF the
peace, and he must now express his un-
qualified disapproval of the two police
men being introduced to drag q woman
cut of the house. The sheriff had a,
perfect right TO remove her, and he
should have had his own men to do SO.
The constabulary Of the country are
not to be employed for such purpose.
He could fancy nothing so improper.
It was material for the peace Of the
country that they should maintain d re-
spected and dignifjed position as guar
dams of the law, but they could not be
respected if they were employed for
this unnecessary violence in cases Of
evlctions.'
KILDARE.